Sheet wall tiling



Feb. 21, 1928.

1,659,678 G. L. BENNETT SHEET WALL TILI MG Filed March 24. 1926 f (L f 22.

11 r1111 111/ [III] g d [Wmmzmda Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

. T D- TE 1,659,678 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. BENNETT, OI CLEVELA'NI) HEIGHTS, OH IO.

sneer WALL TILING.

Application filed mm. 24, 1926. Serial no. 96,918.

My invention relates to wall tiling,and more particularly to a construction thereof whlch will permit the mounting of sheets of tiling mate-rial upon a wall by fastening de joint, the fastening means being so constructed and arranged as'to permit adjustment of one sheet withrelation to the other to secure a sufficiently close fitb'etween adjoining sheets to avoid the presence of 'a parting line between strips which will.

noticeable or appreciable. j j g In the tiling of my invention, I provide a construction which will not only admit of the use of concealed securing :means but will afford a lap jointwhichfwill not only effec tively conceal the parting between adjacent 2 strips, but will also simplify the construcwith relation to the wall of aroom. The fastening means employed is also so constructed as to 'force the sheets adjacent the vertical edges thereof tightly against the furring strips or other backing, affording a means of attachment of the sheets to the wall. r

Wall tiling embodying the invention, may be quickly and accurately mounted upon a wall and, by reasonof the hip joint construction, requires no particular nicet-y in the fitting of one sheet with relation to a.

sheet previously mounted adjacent thereto. It also permits the use of nails, forsecur- 40 a may be driven "through the tiling sheet adj acent at least one edge thereof, and in some instances adjacent both edges thereof, since the portions of the sheet adjacent thisedge,

or these edges, will be entirelyconcealed by the lap j ointwhich may be formed either by an integral portion of one ofthe sheets or by a separate parting strip. j

The invention consists. primarily in sheet:

wall tiling embodying therein 1 flat sheets,

having one decorated face, adapted to be mounted against. the wall; a parting strip also having a decorated face andada ted to span the gap between the edges of a j acent sheets; a slotted fitting secured to the untion of the sheets and the mounting of same ing the tiling sheets in place, which nails decorated face of saidparting strip, and headed means adapted to be secured to the wall structure adjacent the parting and proectlng beyond the face of said sheets and to enter the slot in, and engage the inner wall and the end of theslot in, said slotted fitting, whereby said parting strip is se cured in relation to thewall in a position to lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheets; and in such other novel features of construction and combination of parts as are hereinafter set forth and described, and

more particularly pointed out in'the claims "hereto appended. I I 1 @Referring to the drawings,

Fig.1 is an elevation of a portion of the wall covered with sheet tiling embodying the invention; I j v Fig. 2 is a vertical section through one of the joints connecting adjacent tile sheets as shown in Fig. 1; j

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through one ofsaid joints as shown in Fig. l-upon an enlarged scale; j f Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of the invention;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 of a still further modifiedform of the invention; and j I Fig. 6 is a detailview of One of the slip fittings by eans of which the parting strip is secured 1. position.

Like letters refer to likeparts throughout the several views. j j

In thden'abodiment of the invention shown in theseveral .viewsof the drawings, the studding of the. building is indicated ate and furring strips secured thereto atb, this being merely an exemplification of one construction of wall in connection with which the wall tilingof my invention may be used. H

Referring more particularly to the form of the invention shown inFigs. 1 to 3, I providea plurality of flat tiling sheets 0 and d, one (the outer) face of which sheetsis suitably decorated, or decorated and formed, in any desired manner. Theseflshcets are. mounted in relationto the furring strips b by means of nails e passing through the 1 sheet adjacent: the. edge thereof trating said furring strips.

and penel 106 In mounting thesesheets the edges of adjacent sheets are spaced, slightly apart, a

ensure the sheetsbeing properly trued up, or located, with regard to the surface decorations thereon and on adjacent sheets.

To conceal the parting between adjacent sheets, I provide a channelled parting strip 7, the outer face of which is suitably decorated, and the side flanges f of which project toward the furring strips. This chan nelled parting strip f may be made separately from the main tiling sheets, or may be made integrally with one of these sheets, as will more fully appear hereinafter, this variation in construction being largely a matter of manufacturing convenience.

The parting strip f is secured to the wall structure by means of a slotted fitting 1 having flan 'es g by means of which the fitting may e permanently secured within the channelled parting strip by welding or other methods so as to be permanently united therewith. This fitting g is also channelled, and the bottom of the channel has a slot 9 therein and extends at an incline with relation to the side flanges 9 so as to develop a wedging action which will, as the parting strip is being brought into position, draw it toward the furring strips or other wall structure, and thus pre vent the presence of any substantial crack or crevice about the edge or edges ofthe sides of the channelled parting strip 7. This wedging action will, through the sine flanges i, also force the sheets ccl towards the furring strips 6. y

This fitting g co-operates with a headed member such as an ordinary nail 7t driven into the furring strips, it being necessary however, to usecare in driving these nails order to ensure the heads of all of said nails projecting substantially the same distance from said strip.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. l, the construction is asheretofore described, excepting that the parting strip f corresponding with the strip f of Figs. 1 to 3, is made integrally with the tiling sheet (Z a wall structure embodying the invention being composed of alternated fiat tile sheets 0' or d", and tile sheets 0 or d having each edge thereof pro vided with an integral channelled parting strip f In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 5, the construction is identical with that shown in Fig. 4 with the exception, that a parting strip F is formed integrally with each tiling sheet 0 01' (Z along one edge only of each sheet.

In all forms of the invention shown, the channelled parting strip is of a depth merely suflicient to accommodate the fitting g and to ensure the drawing of the parting strip toward the furring strip 5 so as to close the seam or seams formed by the engagement of the top of the side or sides 7" of this strip against the face of the sheet at one or both sides of the parting. The parting strips whether made integrally with the fiat portion of a. sheet or separately therefrom, are of a width to not only accom-inodate the fitting y, but to extend across the lineof parting between adjacent tile sheets c(Z etc, and thus form a lap joint which will effectively conceal not only this parting line, and the means of attaclr ment of the strip itself, but also the nails 6 used" for attaching the sheet to the studding, and this condition prevails whether the parting stripis formed integrally with a sheet or as a separate strip. I

The parting strips 7' and 7", whether they be made separately from or integrally with a tiling sheet, should have the fittings g secured thereto before the exposed face of the strip is decorated. By making this strip separate from the sheet, the manufacturing of the tiling is very much simplified, since the forming of the channelled strip after its decoration, may be more readily done than with a wider'lstrip, and possible spoilage in volves merely the strip itself and not the entire sheet. Hence from a manufacturing standpoint the form or" the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3, because more simple to pro-' duce, is more desirable. .ln the form of the invention shown inFig-e while the production of sheets is .more diflicult, the installa-' tion is somewhat simplified, because as to the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4-, alternate sheets only have to be nailed n position along opposite edges. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, one edge only of each sheet requires to be'so nailed.

In preparing, a wall for mounting tiling sheets thereupon, nails hare driven into the furring strips 6 at the proper lateral distances as required by the width ofthe tiling sheets c, cl, etc. In securing the furring strips to the studding a, it will also be necessary to locate these strips with due regard to the vertical spacing of the fittings 9 upon the tiling sheet V In driving the nailsh a gauge should be used, to secure approximately uniform spacing of the heads of the nails from the fur ring strips. I hen the wall is thus prepared for the moiuiting of the tiling sheets, the sheets are brought. againstthe wall and nailed in position, the nails 6 being positioned closely adjacent the edges of said sheets. Adjacent sheets have their edges spaced apart, and in order to true up the tiling sheets, the edges of the sheets may be brought against the previously driven nails it. If desired, however, the sheets may be first'secured to the furring strips and the nails k laterdriven in a space left between the edges of such sheets.

' After at least two sheets have been thus secured to the wall, aparting strip f ispositioned with relation to the line of parting between adjacent sheets, with the slots in the fittings g astride the vertical line of nails h with which these fittings are respectively adapted to co-operate, and the strip forced downwardly. The inclined bottom 9 of the fitting will draw the strip 7 toward the furring strips 6 and the sheets cd, and thus close the sidefianges'f of said strip upon the tiling sheets, and form a tight joint between these sheets and the parting strips. i

7 Above I have referred to the ractice of mounting tiling sheets and their parting strips when the constructionof same is asshown in Figs. 1 to 3 ofthc drawings.

When the construction is as shown in Fig.

l of the drawings,alternate fiat sheets 0 are nailed upon the furring strips by means of nails ,6 along opposite edges of each sheet. Nails h are then driven into the furring strips in a mannerheretofore described and a section d with an integral parting strip at each edge thereof, each parting strip having its fittings g, is mounted inthe same manner as when a separate parting strip is used, andwith the same results. i

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, a tiling sheet is mounted upon the wall by means of nails 0 along one (theflat) edge of the sheet. When a sheet is thusproperly positioned, nails h are driven adjacent, this flat edge, intothe furring strip and the adjacent sheet is mounted first by enga ing the integrally formed parting strip i a ong one edge thereof with the lineof nails h, and then by nails passing through the flat edge of the sheet, succeeding sheets being mounted in like manner. i

In the forms of the invention shown in Figs. 4: and 5, where the parting strip is made integrally with the tiling sheet, care should be exercised in the forming of the parting strip f so that the outer flange f thereof will be of a height to properly engage the fiat surface of an adjacent tiling sheet.

In all forms of the invention, nails are used for securing the tiling sheet in position, and whether these nails extend along one or both of the edges of the tiling sheet, the parting strip will effectively conceal them. Furthermore, the line of parting between a parting strip and a flat portion of an adjacent t'iling sheet, will be parallel with the plane of the wall or of the tiling sheets, and also willbe in a bead so as not to be noticeable from almost any angle. The wedging action secured by the fittings 9 will close the flange or flanges f sufliciently tightly against the tiling sheets, however, to secure a joint at the parting sufiiciently tight to be practically invisible under all conditions.

The tiling sheets themselves while of light weight sheet stock, will nevertheless possess considerable inherent rigidity when mounted upon awall, and there will be no buckling of thesesheets resulting from the pressure thereon by the parting strips, since this pressure will be toward the furring strips against which the sheets lie perfectly flat.

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings, it be- 'lllg apparent that such may be varied w1thout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described the inventiomwhat I claim asnew and desire to have protected by Letters Patent, is

1. Sheet wall tiling embodying therein flat sheets,'having one decorated face, adapted to be mounted against the wall; a chan nelled parting strip also having a decorated face and adapted to span the gapbetween the edges ofadjace'nt sheets, a slotted. fitting" secured to the undecorated face of said parting strip, and headed means ada ted tobe secured to the wall structure ad acent the parting. and projecting beyond the face of said sheets and to enter the slot in, and en gage the inner wall and the end of the slot in, said slotted fitting, whereby said parting "stripis secured in relation to the Wall in a POSltlOIltO lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheets.

i 2. Sheet Wall tiling embodying therein fiat sheets, havin one decorated face, adapted to be mounted against the wall; a channelled parting strip alsohaving a decorated face and adapted to span the gap between the channelled fitting, whereby said parting stri is secured in relation to the wall in a position to lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheets.

3. Sheet wall tiling embodying therein flat sheets, having one decorated face,adapted to be mounted against the wall; a channelled parting stri also having a decorated face and being o a width to span the gap at the parting between adjacent sheets, and bring the side flanges thereof against the decorated face of such sheets at a point to concealnails used for securing said sheets in position, a slotted fitting secured to j the undecorated face of said parting strip, and headed means to enter the slot in, and engage the ill adapted to be secured. to the wall structure adjacent the parting and projecting beyond the face of said sheets and to enter the slot in, and engagethe inner wall and the end of the slot in, said slotted fitting, whereby said parting strip is secured in relation to the wall in a: position to lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheet-s.

4. Sheet wall tiling embodying therein flat sheets, having one 'deoorated'face, adapted to be mounted ag inst the wall; a channelled parting strip also having a decorated face and'being'of a width to span the gap at the parting between adjacent sheets, and bring the side flanges thereof against the decorated face of such sheets at point to conceal nails usedfor securing said sheets in position; a channelled fitting secured at its edges to the undecorated face of said parting strip, the bottom of said fitting extending at an incline to the edges thereof and having a slot therein'whereby when engaged with a coeoperating member secured to the wall, movement of said fitting will develop a wedging action towards the wall, and headed means adapted to be secured to the wall structure adjacent the parting and projecting beyond the face of said sheets and to enter the slot in, and'engage the inner wall and the end of the slot in, said channelled fittin whereb 'said artin stri) is secured o7 c l in relation to the wall in a position to lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheets. I

5. Sheet wall tiling embodying therein flat sheets having one decorated face adapted to be mounted against the walha channelled parting strip also having a decorated face and adapted to span the gap between the edges of adjacent sheets, a plurality of vertically alined spaced slotted fittings secured to the undecorated face of said parting strip,

and headed means adapted to be secured to the, wall structure adja'centthc parting and projecting beyond the face of said sheets and to enter the slot in, and engage the inner wall and the end of the slot in, said slotted fittings respectively, whereby said parting strip is secured in relation-to the wall in a position to lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheets.

Metallic wall tiling emliiodyingtherein flat metal sheets having one decorated face adapted to be mounted against the wall, a channelled parting strip also having a decorated face and being of a width to span the gap at the parting between adjacent sheets, and bring the side flanges thereof against the decorated face of such sheets at a point to conceal nails used for securing said sheets in position, a plurality of vertically-alined spaced channelled fittings, each of said fittings being secured at its edges to the undecorated face of said parting strip, the bot tom of ea-chof said fittings extending at an incline'to the edges thereof and having a slot therein whereby when engaged with a cooperating member secured to the wall,movcment of said fittings will develop a wedging action towards the wall, and headed means adapted to be secured to the wall structure" adjacentthe parting and projecting beyond the face of said sheets and to enter the slot in, and engage the inner wall and the end of the slot in, said channelled fittings, whereby said parting strip is secured in relation to the wall in a position to lap and conceal the parting between adjacent sheets.

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature, this 18th day of March, 1926.

GEORGE L. BENNETT. 

